Amelia Cooke is a gorgeous rising star who first came to the public's attention in a big way in the movie "Species III", the sequel to the sci-fi film series originally starring Natasha Henstridge. Amelia is a model/actress, and can currently be seen in the ESPN original TV series "Tilt", which you can catch every Thursdays on ESPN at 8pm/9pm ET/PT. (Check your local listings for exact showtimes.)<br> Born in Colorado but raised in Toronto, Cooke got an early start in the arts, studying at the National Ballet in Canada for ten years and touring with the Canadian National Ballet as a student. In 1997 she was awarded the "Outstanding Athlete of the Year" in Toronto. In addition to studying ballet, Cooke also began pursuing modeling and soon won the "Elite Look of the Year" model search in Canada, going on to work as a model in Paris, Milan, Tokyo, Australia and Germany.